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Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (Kidney Drain Repair)

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 50544

Keyhole surgery to repair the narrowed junction where the kidney empties into the ureter, the tube carrying urine down to the bladder. Working through several small cuts in the abdomen with a camera and long instruments, the surgeon removes or reshapes the blocked segment and rejoins the healthy ends. It relieves the back-pressure that causes pain, infection and kidney damage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (Kidney Drain Repair) cost?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $2,630.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $35,481Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,512
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$2,188

WV $41,687ND $1,259

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.